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Pensions not pin money — ensuring a decent retirement for all
Corporate Author	Help the Aged
Publisher	Help the Aged, London, 2005
Pages	32 pp
Source	Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. E-mail: info@helptheaged.org.uk Website: www.helptheaged.org.uk
Keywords	Pensions ; Social policy.
Annotation	In the 2002 report, "A future we can trust: pensions or pin money", Help the Aged noted a crisis of confidence in the UK pensions system. This 2005 report revisits some of the issues raised in 2002. It considers options for reform of the labour market and the state pension, and the future of private pensions and savings. Help the Aged accepts the three areas for action identified in the Pensions Commission's interim report: working longer, reforming the state pension, and improving opportunities to save and build pension entitlements. Help the Aged recommends a range of measures including: an end to age discriminatory practices such as mandatory retirement ages; more opportunities for flexible working; a Citizen's Pension (coupled with abolition of contracting out and the second state pension, SP2); and establishing an independent pensions authority. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050322213 B
Classmark	JJ: TM2
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